Joseph's story and many coats

Introduction: Have you ever missed a plane because you read the date or time wrong? Have you ever missed a benefit because you didn’t know it was there? Coupon for something free that expired? Have you ever ignored a warning sign because you didn’t know what it meant? There is a kind of adversity that…

Genesis 37:18-24 "When they saw him from a distance and before he came close to them, they plotted against him to put him to death. [19] And they said to one another, 'Here comes this dreamer! [20] Now then, come and let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits; and we will say, 'A wild beast devoured…

How do we respond when we've lost the battle against Satan?

1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, Joseph The story about Joseph takes up almost half of the book of Genesis. His life actually…

Breakdown of Genesis As you can see, a very large portion of Genesis is devoted to the life of Joseph. Approximate number of words — (includes chapter and verse numbers — pretty close) Creation through tower of Babel — 3,553 Abraham — 4,602 Isaac — 842 Jacob — 4,487 Joseph — 5,850 Joseph’s trouble started…

The word “test” doesn’t have the most positive associations in the English language, even though it is technically neutral. It can refer to a formal exam given by an instructor or a task from someone genuinely seeking to discover some truth—a test of strength or testing a hypothesis. It can also refer…

Joseph made a lasting impact upon his family and even upon the world as he rose to power in Egypt and saved the people from perishing in the midst of famine.

Brother Banks reminds us that God always answers our prayers, even if it is not the answer we are hoping for. There are always stuggles that you have to face, as for Joseph.

Any behaviour which might cause others to do wrong is to be avoided.

Introduction When I was ten, I won the Super Bowl. Every day. I was a huge San Francisco 49ers fan, and I can remember playing out the Super Bowl every day with me on the 49ers, miraculously passing the ball as Steve Young and catching it as Jerry Rice. And, I never lost. So, really, the only thing that…

Genesis 37:1-36.